What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, male between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Sweden?

56,082 number, with Sweden ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Sweden?

42 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Sweden: Enrolment in primary education, male

Lao People's Democratic Republic

399,217 number

in 2019

Sweden

455,299 number

in 2018

Lao People's Democratic Republic rank

90th

Sweden rank

88th

Enrolment in primary education, male over time

Lao People's Democratic Republic
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 455,299 number against 399,217 number in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 56,082 number.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Lao People's Democratic Republic's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Sweden ahead.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 90th and Sweden ranks 88th of 202 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Lao People's Democratic Republic averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lao People's Democratic Republic	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1970s	200,306 number	338,658 number	138,352 number	Sweden
1980s	277,364 number	327,995 number	50,631 number	Sweden
1990s	388,880 number	330,732 number	58,149 number	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s	473,078 number	350,049 number	123,029 number	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s	448,160 number	373,317 number	74,844 number	Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, male, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Sweden?: Sweden, at 455,299 number against 399,217 number in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, male between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Sweden?: 56,082 number, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Sweden?: 42 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Sweden rank globally for enrolment in primary education, male?: Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 90th and Sweden ranks 88th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Enrolment in primary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 247 places, 9,575 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.